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@frouke
I was just prescribed this medication and refused to take it after I read that it is one of the hardest anti-depressions to get off of. I read, too, that it causes anxiety and depression, like dah. I am so sorry you both had to go through this and having my own horrendous experience with benzos and trying to find a taper i can live with and get off it. Every place I've been proposes what I consider a too rapid taper with too larger decreases over a short period of time. In the meantime, I cannot stop it without a decent plan. I read there are tapering strips which go very slowly, but they may only be available in the Netherlands!!!

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@gunshy - will you explain more about tapering strips: What they are and how they work?